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Table 413 (Pro., Agr., Rice)
Paddy: Extent Sown (Sowing) (District) (1996-2000)
pro 413e  (ha)  (ha)  (ha)
District Maha (1996/1997) Yala (1997) Maha (1997/1998) Yala (1998) Maha (1998/1999) Yala (1999) Maha (1999/2000) Yala (2000)
Broadcasting Transplanted in Rows Transplanted not in Rows Row Seeded Total Broadcasting Transplanted in Rows Transplanted not in Rows Row Seeded Total Broadcasting Transplanted in Rows Transplanted not in Rows Row Seeded Total Broadcasting Transplanted in Rows Transplanted not in Rows Row Seeded Total Broadcasting Transplanted in Rows Transplanted not in Rows Row Seeded Total Broadcasting Transplanted in Rows Transplanted not in Rows Row Seeded Total Broadcasting Transplanted in Rows Transplanted not in Rows Row Seeded Total Broadcasting Transplanted in Rows Transplanted not in Rows Row Seeded Total
Sri Lanka 361,504 8,697 60,070 478 430,749 215,479 4,360 27,349 313 247,501 473,741 6,589 51,846 1,914 534,090 239,055 1,591 17,263 1,205 259,114 472,458 5,445 50,569 1,236 529,708 320,828 3,419 18,368 493 343,108 477,336 7,190 50,850 199 535,575 307,382 2,692 18,235 162 328,471
Colombo 5,222 16 48 - 5,286 1,707 - 22 - 1,729 5,301 37 16 - 5,354 439 - - - 439 4,873 15 25 - 4,913 3,377 - - 4 3,381 4,703 34 62 - 4,799 1,078 - 2 - 1,080
Gampaha 10,302 405 1,572 - 12,279 2,188 71 39 - 2,298 11,083 180 770 - 12,033 1,453 4 13 - 1,470 9,878 217 705 43 10,843 3,611 11 - - 3,622 10,074 10 - - 10,084 1,867 2 62 - 1,931
Kalutara 16,253 - 98 - 16,351 11,506 35 - - 11,541 15,515 - - 480 15,995 9,578 - - - 9,578 15,290 62 46 - 15,398 13,139 93 - 13 13,245 15,440 15 - - 15,455 12,817 - - - 12,817
Kandy  3,125 777 12,889 101 16,892 3,487 589 7,110 136 11,322 6,057 758 9,613 33 16,461 4,043 58 3,499 47 7,647 3,751 399 11,795 16 15,961 3,618 1,232 6,400 57 11,307 2,371 617 12,758 63 15,809 3,585 479 4,315 17 8,396
Matale 8,242 414 5,628 - 14,284 2,786 102 1,957 - 4,845 10,987 488 4,802 - 16,277 3,956 275 2,102 - 6,333 10,325 231 3,047 - 13,603 4,505 45 1,935 7 6,492 9,129 157 5,000 - 14,286 5,106 234 982 13 6,335
Nuwara Eliya 425 91 5,141 6 5,663 23 58 2,802 - 2,883 759 13 5,824 7 6,603 41 - 2,656 - 2,697 177 275 6,094 - 6,546 21 25 2,257 - 2,303 235 26 6,254 - 6,515 50 - 2,160 73 2,283
Galle 17,388 35 - 35 17,458 9,442 9 9 - 9,460 17,491 - - 35 17,526 1,593 - 5 - 1,598 16,867 - - 136 17,003 14,096 171 - - 14,267 16,897 17 - - 16,914 12,623 - 25 - 12,648
Matara 17,468 343 235 - 18,046 13,018 2,039 45 - 15,102 16,931 87 330 - 17,348 12,020 5 36 - 12,061 17,011 86 51 - 17,148 15,828 128 32 - 15,988 17,060 86 17 - 17,163 16,269 131 - 16 16,416
Hambanthota 18,257 - 129 - 18,386 15,278 15 - 15 15,308 24,549 99 - - 24,648 18,788 - - - 18,788 23,266 - 140 - 23,406 20,605 21 41 - 20,667 20,103 - 265 - 20,368 21,286 - - - 21,286
Jaffna  - - - - 0 - - - - 0 6,762 - - - 6,762 - - - - 0 8,395 - 17 - 8,412 - - - - 0 8,774 53 18 - 8,845 - - - - 0
Kilinochchi - - - - 0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
Mannar - - - - 0 144 - - - 144 - - - - 0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0 6,671 - - - 6,671 - - - - 0
Vauniya  3,112 - - - 3,112 - - - - 0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0 5,627 234 - - 5,861 1,155 - - - 1,155 - - - - 0 918 - - - 918
Mullativu - - - - 0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
Batticaloa 27,731 83 - - 27,814 5,503 - - - 5,503 34,659 492 - - 35,151 11,334 - - - 11,334 36,494 - - - 36,494 14,835 15 - - 14,850 38,917 353 - - 39,270 15,408 - - - 15,408
Ampara 55,414 - - - 55,414 38,455 - - - 38,455 57,587 - 174 349 58,110 52,574 - - - 52,574 56,427 - - - 56,427 53,465 - - - 53,465 58,009 - - - 58,009 54,569 - - - 54,569
Trincomalee - - - - 0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0 21,117 - - - 21,117 11,955 170 - - 12,125 21,414 43 - - 21,457 12,809 156 - - 12,965
Kurunegala  47,062 1,343 12,574 61 61,040 34,828 674 4,041 79 39,622 61,593 1,625 10,192 443 73,853 24,397 133 1,699 319 26,548 56,788 1,091 10,294 - 68,173 44,789 453 - 45 45,287 52,953 1,422 13,272 68 67,715 29,836 376 3,964 - 34,176
Puttalam 8,136 164 337 - 8,637 2,592 27 327 54 3,000 12,885 417 486 97 13,885 4,596 273 89 - 4,958 13,161 40 - - 13,201 6,358 - - - 6,358 8,633 656 84 - 9,373 5,988 206 44 - 6,238
Anuradhapura 14,898 566 189 79 15,732 4,164 81 - - 4,245 67,374 273 683 - 68,330 14,054 14 71 - 14,139 51,436 159 530 901 53,026 19,335 117 19 - 19,471 55,808 - 735 - 56,543 21,191 - - 21 21,212
Polonnaruwa 37,894 1,231 4,836 - 43,961 34,703 - 963 - 35,666 44,477 145 3,518 48 48,188 43,286 - 349 - 43,635 44,165 - 3,020 - 47,185 45,867 - - 277 46,144 50,765 - 461 - 51,226 47,585 - 239 - 47,824
Badulla 11,638 2,392 4,955 - 18,985 7,466 153 1,941 - 9,560 13,893 1,381 6,333 307 21,914 8,888 33 2,023 111 11,055 12,508 2,035 6,593 64 21,200 8,083 167 1,532 39 9,821 15,331 2,151 3,790 21 21,293 8,562 77 2,327 11 10,977
Monaragala 10,158 236 1,417 - 11,811 2,520 15 392 - 2,927 13,602 29 798 73 14,502 3,869 - - - 3,869 13,735 112 84 56 13,987 4,548 69 683 - 5,300 12,175 256 1,066 - 13,497 5,213 6 522 - 5,741
Rathnapura 12,781 241 1,871 196 15,089 8,957 297 2,185 - 11,439 14,878 80 940 32 15,930 8,339 603 2,165 722 11,829 13,609 31 2,038 - 15,678 12,029 480 76 51 12,636 14,893 514 125 47 15,579 10,113 355 1,761 - 12,229
Kegalla 2,638 360 7,904 - 10,902 3,989 195 5,516 29 9,729 2,432 409 7,367 10 10,218 2,925 193 2,556 6 5,680 3,615 458 6,090 20 10,183 3,269 222 5,393 - 8,884 2,281 780 6,943 - 10,004 3,022 670 1,832 11 5,535
Udawalawe 8,884 - - - 8,884 9,023 - - - 9,023 9,766 - - - 9,766 7,210 - - - 7,210 9,024 - - - 9,024 7,657 - - - 7,657 9,726 - - - 9,726 8,804 - - - 8,804
Mahaweli "H" Area 24,476 - 247 - 24,723 3,700 - - - 3,700 25,160 76 - - 25,236 5,672 - - - 5,672 24,919 - - - 24,919 8,683 - - - 8,683 24,974 - - - 24,974 8,683 - - - 8,683
© ２００7， KRI (Kusaka Research Institute)  　
Source: 
Statistical Abstract 2001, Department of Censes & Statistics, Sri Lanka.
Revised:  2007(y)/03(m)/31(d)
Chief Editor:
Dr. Milton Rajaratne (B.Com., M.Sc., Ph.D.)
     The Head, Department of Management Studies
     University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka